Events

Drug development biotech Gelomics wins the Australian leg of KPMG’s Global Tech Innovator competition

- August 15, 2024 2 MIN READ

Brisbane biotech Gelomics will represent Australia in KPMG’s Global Tech Innovator challenge after winning the local pitch competition. The startup, which grows human tissue in a petri dish for drug testing as an alternative to animal testing in pharmaceutical drug development, was selected from among five high-powered finalists chosen from 155 entries. The annual KPMG… Read more »

Jackie Vullinghs and Kim Randle
Business strategy

NiceTo’s Preethi Mohan is launching a live startup talk show, kicking off with AirTree’s Jax and Fair Supply’s Kim Randle

- July 2, 2024 2 MIN READ

While podcasts have become all the rage when it comes to talking to founders about startup life, NiceTo founder Preethi Mohan has decided to take things to the next level with a live talk show shining a spotlight on the superstars of ecosystem. The Startup Palette Show, presented by NiceTo, and supported by Investment NSW,… Read more »

Show Her the Money
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The producer of the award-winning doco on backing female founders, Show Her The Money, is coming to Australia for its premiere

- June 14, 2024 3 MIN READ

The award-winning US documentary Show Her The Money, about venture funding for female founders, will have its Australian premiere later this month, with screenings in Sydney and Melbourne. The film is being presented by SheBacks.Me, a community organisation which has emerged out of SheEO to support Australian female founders and investors to close the gender… Read more »

Tyro Payments
Events

WeMoney wins 3 Finnies at the FinTech Australia awards

- June 8, 2024 2 MIN READ

WeMoney was the biggest winner at the annual FinTech Australia Finnie Awards, taking home the silver in three categories, including the People’s Choice Award for fintech of the year. The annual awards, which recognise the best in Australian fintech, saw FrankieOne take home the top gong as Fintech Organisation of The Year award, while digital… Read more »

Lisa Milani
Events

Entries for the SXSW Sydney Pitch competition have opened

- May 27, 2024 2 MIN READ

South by Southwest Sydney has opened submissions for SXSW Sydney Pitch 2024 in October. The theme for SXSW Sydney Pitch 2024 is ‘What’s Next’. Last year’s inaugural SXSW Sydney Pitch winner was Melbourne-based medical robotics startup NanoCube Health, which is developing technology to enable accurate, minimally-invasive early detection, diagnosis and targeted treatment of cancers, starting… Read more »

George Hedon
Events

The Pause Awards add 12 new categories for 2024

- May 20, 2024 2 MIN READ

The annual Pause Awards, which honour innovation and breakthroughs in the Australian tech and innovation ecosystem, have returned for 2024 with a dozen new categories to bring the total to 36. Founder George Hedon said the focus for 2024 is on recognising breakthroughs—those pivotal moments when individuals and businesses discover better, more effective ways to operate.… Read more »

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Here are the finalists in Fintech Australia’s 2024 Finnies awards

- April 22, 2024 3 MIN READ

FinTech Australia has announced the finalists for Australia’s most prestigious annual fintech business awards, The Finnies. This year’s awards attracted more than 322 entries across 19 categories, resulting in shortlist of 154 finalists. The Finnies are judged over two rounds by more than 70 experts from the fintech ecosystem. The first round saw around 30 judges… Read more »

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Blackbird reveals the full lineup for Sunrise Australia

- March 27, 2024 2 MIN READ

Venture capital firm Blackbird’s annual Coachella for startups, Sunrise Australia, will feature more than 50 speakers across three stages, with the full lineup for the two-day event in May revealed today. New speakers include Bluey creator Joe Brumm, ethicist and philosopher Peter Singer, MONA curator Kirsha Kaechele, Gilmour Space  cofounder Adam Gilmour, Wedgetail VC CEO… Read more »

Sally-Ann Williams
Events

Applications for this year’s Cicada x Tech23 have opened for deep tech startups

- March 21, 2024 2 MIN READ

Deep tech incubator Cicada Innovations is on the hunt for the nation’s 23 most promising deep tech ventures, to showcase their world-changing innovations at the country’s largest deep tech conference, Cicada x Tech23. Applications are now open for the next three weeks April 12. Founders keen to take part and present at the event are asked to explain… Read more »

Rehan D'Almedia
Events

FinTech Australia is ramping up its sustainability focus

- February 26, 2024 2 MIN READ

FinTech Australia is launching a new event next month aimed at showcasing sustainability-focused fintech companies. FinTech for Net Zero is a panel discussion on fintech’s role in managing the challenge of climate change. It will be held at BDO’s office Sydney office at 1 Margaret St, in the CBD, from 4pm on Tuesday, March 12.… Read more »